William Emmons


Adjunct Lecturer

William Emmons

William Emmons


Professor Emmons was an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for 27 years. He has served as adjunct faculty member at Olin since 1996. Before coming to St. Louis, he was Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College.

Area of Expertise


Monetary Policy, Banking and Financial Institutions

Education


  • Ph D 1992, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
  • MS 1983, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • BA 1981, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Teaching Interests


Fin 447: Information, Intermediation, and Financial Markets
Fin 521: Financial Intermediation

Research Interests


Professor Emmons' research interests include financial institutions, financial markets, financial regulation, and household financial conditions.

Personal Interests


Professor Emmons and his wife, Vera, enjoy travel, biking and hiking.

Selected Publications


  • "Was the Paycheck Protection Program Effective?", Regional Economist, with Drew Dahl, 2022
  • "Measuring the Fed’s Monetary Policy Stance during COVID-19", Regional Economist, 2022
  • "Have Fed Asset Purchases Reshaped Bank Balance Sheets? Parts 1 and 2", On the Economy, 2022
  • "Financial Intermediaries ", 17-32, with Stuart Greenbaum, 1997